Philosophical scrutiny of evidence of risks: From bioethics to bioevidence

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 803-816

  Mayo, Deborah G ^a   Spanos, Aris ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35348837708     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518630     Document Type: Conference Paper

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